Fred Lichtwark – Landcare Ambassador award

In February 2012, Fred Lichtwark was presented with a Landcare Ambassador award in recognition of outstanding commitment to both sustainable land management and inspiring others to get involved in ‘action on the ground.’

Congratulations Fred!

Harbourcare success

Whaingaroa Harbour Care is an award winning, successful community project and a national model of riparian management.

We’ve also featured in numerous newspaper and magazine articles and the following television programmes; NZ Exposed, Number Eight Wired, the Breakfast Show, Kiwi Maara and Middle Earth.

Whaingaroa Harbour Care has also been a topic of research by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment and World Wide Fund for Nature. Several university students have also used Whaingaroa Harbour Care as a thesis study topic.

As a non-profit organisation, we rely on sponsorship, grants and donations to run our organisation.